MOTHER HELPAGE (UK)

Registered charity 1148450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource gain of £105,167 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in total reserves of £1,027,285. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £192,965, while restricted reserves were £835,338. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Dr Sohail: Travel Expenses Reimbursement £660.59
Related party Transactions - Dr Sohail : Travel Expenses Reimbursement £660.59 — page 23
Syed Lone – expense reimbursements £1,220.90 — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Syed Lone: expense reimbursements £1,220.90
Related party Transactions - Dr Sohail : Travel Expenses Reimbursement £660.59 — page 23
Syed Lone – expense reimbursements £1,220.90 — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lindley Adams Limited.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report states '40,000 families supported' in the highlights section and '40k Families' in the Qurbani section. The text clarifies this refers to the Qurbani Project.
Families supported: 40,000 families, each receiving around 3 kilograms of fresh meat
Specific number of food packs delivered in Cairo, Egypt.
Over five intensive days, Mother Helpage’s UK team worked alongside local volunteers in Egypt to distribute 230 food packs directly to vulnerable families.
Specific number of individuals supported through the sponsorship programme.
The programme is currently active in more than ten countries, directly benefiting over 3,000 individuals.
Specific volume of water provided daily by the WASH project.
As a result, the initiative now provides 1,320,042 litres of water every day to communities and their surroundings.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£81k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Bedford · Birmingham City · Bolton · Bradford City · Cardiff · Central Bedfordshire · Congo · Coventry City · Egypt · Haiti

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/08/2024£919k£814k
31/08/2023£1.1m£892k
31/08/2022£798k£847k
31/08/2021£832k£662k

Common questions

Is MOTHER HELPAGE (UK) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource gain of £105,167 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in total reserves of £1,027,285. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £192,965, while restricted reserves were £835,338. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Lindley Adams Limited.

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